diff --git a/src/msvc/msvc_compat.h b/src/msvc/msvc_compat.h
index 57f3f42d..bfc44a6f 100644
--- a/src/msvc/msvc_compat.h
+++ b/src/msvc/msvc_compat.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <intrin.h> 
 #include <malloc.h> 
 
+#pragma comment(lib, "advapi32.lib")
 #pragma comment(lib, "hid.lib")
 #pragma comment(lib, "ws2_32.lib")
 #pragma comment(lib, "setupapi.lib")